The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-21

proof anu UuIElar- proof Ike our own, Tt-
Ceiying from him = receipt ior the
amount.
supporting anv casualty-paralyzis
sudden death or the like-were To beiall
You, how would the interior Of your safe
be reached ~
"The combination il on a slip Of paper,
which Is in u drawer OF the safe IN the
town clerks office, which has three
locks The keys TO these locks are rr-
spcctivcly holden by the three directors
Of the bank, and all Of them would have
TO be used in obtaining the slip OF
paper
'You seem TO have made ample pro-
vision FOR the security OF your treasures
smiling 10 guess accurately Al your
combination would be practically i'm
possible, therefore it muat have been
learned by some person who watched
while You, unsuspectlnS spenei the
sale"
Il 10 not remember opening the safe
when any one Wal near me
Then And the detective nesi-
tated
Il know what YOU would say, said
Alr. MaNham, quietly; that | must be-
the guilty person Fortunately, l can
account Tor every moment during the
night when the decd Wa committed;
easily prove N CltJ..'
Tire days passed on, and not the faint
est "cleW was discovered. No stranger
AaG been seen IN the place, directly prior
10 the burglary, nor -Ince II had any one
gone from BrUoklsud - whom the slight
est suspicion attached. The defective
gave up the case and returned 10 New
York.
MEANWHILE Mr. Markham had walked,
rode, diurd with Miss DcrHent, ~ usual
She Iuanli,Sl=d the WarmrsI sympathy
for him In hi- misfortune IL the sweetest
voice, declared that Iroublo ~as neccs-
sarN 10 show one who hI5 real friends are.
From another, ths assertion would have
afforded HIM no comfort; from her, il
did Is convinced him that her regard
Tor him vs. not inspired by his wealth,
which he would probably have 10 sacri-
iicc; cmbOideneI him to declare hi-
love, in impassionei language, and ask
her 10 become hI5 vile.
"Oh. YOU naughty man - she ex-
claimed, arrhly looking into his face; hex
tone far from discouraging.
Il am positive that rs my wife, | can
make you happy
Il have no doubt Of it But your pro
poSsl Is 80 unexpected. You must give
me time 70 consider II, before definitely
answering 1t.
Certainly; you viii not allow It to
'-4NAi4i u our present 4Ilbll'l.F FGlstltJLlS
BY no means - earnestly.
One evening, some two weeks subse-
qUcnt To the burglary, = Young man
nuucd William Avery, clerk in the
RrooklRud Post-otiice, called At Mr..
NaEham'F residence and requested
private Interview with him on important
business.
81 have company this evening" sail
Mr. NsGSaaGu, Whom the tv.p were 10y
them lvc- u the library, and trust You
VIII H- 49, expeditions as possible
90. VIII d,taiu Won but few minutes"
Avery replied. TO come. directly To thu
point: DO YOU know anything of Miss
DcrHeut = aut-Cedruts2 -
~H-hr,s" and Mr.. AIaxham's face
flushed angrily.
please answer my question. DO Won
know anything OF the ladys past lie
even her birthplace p"
Il 90 not with Unsurpassed indig
nation.
That foreign gentleman, Count nu-
prer, la, been confined 10 his room ~
the EaEle ever since the burglary, has
ne not -
- believe So" sharply.
"l our teller informs me that you once
allowed Miss Dcrwcut 10 see YOU lock
and unlock the hank-safe, and that YOU
did not acguaint the detective with this
circumstance ~
If you have nothing 10 talk about ox-
Ccpt hcr and the count, l must beg leave
10 end this Interview
''Sincc Miss Derweut has been in this
place Avery cautinucd, calmly, "she
has called al the po-t-ofticc for her mail.
instead OF having II sent 10 tho ESglc as
other boarllsrS there do: Il singular Ircak,
II seemed To me. She ha- receive! four
letters. each and all of them bearing the
same post-mark and Addressed in the
same coarse, ScTaggly ChiupXraphy.
Meantime, ~ many letters have gone
from this 70 the office whence hers have
come, and all were Tor the s-Ime person.
Hence, I concluded that she wa~ their
sender / firmly believe that on-'s
character j. disclosed by hiS handwriting
in 40 small degree, and At once made mp
my mind that lie whom ] supposed Ailss
pcrycut's rorrc-p1uieu; i Al extremely
rough specimen OF humanity. Influ.nc-
cd by an irrcprrsSiblc curiosity 10 know
what two persons 80 dIe-lmIl1T - Miss
lrTHcnt and her suPp0~ Il correspondent
could have in common. ] NTOt, 10 the
postmaster Of the yillsyr where that in
diviiusl resides Tor particulars Respecting
him. Two hours SEo, / received the
following reply drawing letter from
his pocket and rea.iing:
@'F-, ONO, N-p'ynII@- jh. Is
"'pENs SIR: Your, oi the ls., 10y which
] comics, myself surprised, il received
In reply would say HorScc Parsons
concerning whom You inquire, once an
e~tiuahle, though always Su iilitvrate
man, J. = miserable, drunken brute
His daughter, of rSrc physical beauty
some three yrsrs since met Il Young mSn
who had a handsome lace and pleasing
manners, with whom -he b-csmo. in
fltuatci bv whom her ruin Has effected
Her parents idolizsd her and her
disgrace caused her mothers death her
fathers downfall The one for wnom
she sacrificed her honor X 4 gambler bv
profession. and capable of doing almost
auythin. TO obtain e living without work.
lie treats her shamefuliy. vet she Nor-
ships him. His real name Is Louis ar
ter, but both have GiiGN-s- | imagine
one of hers J. Stella Dcrwent, rs Parsons
frequently sends letters to that address
lately 10 your pOSt-oilice and | 10 not
know that hc writes to anybody els.
She furnishes the money for her father
support, doubtless given her bv Carter.
Very likely Carter IL with her in Brook
land. though they do not always trINcl
together. II %, look ont for him.
Truly yours,
"- 7. NJ"
During the reading OF this communira
ton. Mr. Markham sat motionlcSS ~ =
statue, his face bloOdless When It was
finished, he said. in . husky tone: